Chapter 59 - Boy's Night 3: Looking At You From the Opposite End of the Telescope

Bill was already at the fountain, waiting. He had his hands stuffed in his brown jacket.

The two herbivores approached, Pina breaking off from Louis to run forward, his soft wool bouncing as he did. "Bill-senpaaaai!"

Bill turned his head. "Pina-kun!"

Louis walked up behind him. "Louis."

Pina stopped just in front of him, almost touching. "I'm glad you had nothing to do tonight. We're all having fun at Louis' place. Right?" He turned back to face the deer.

Louis actually smiled in front of Bill for once. "Yes we are."

"Come on!" Pina reached out and grabbed Bill's arm, pulling him along. "It's cold out here and warm at his place! Let's go!"

Bill blinked. "O-okay!"

Once they were inside and had greeted everyone, Bill sat on the couch.

Pina sat down next to him. "We ran out of pizza, but there's breadsticks and soda left."

"I already ate." He looked around. "So this is your digs, huh?"

Louis nodded. "Yeah. Legosi and I made a home out of it." He smiled fondly at his mate, who was playing games.

Legosi looked over from the game they were playing. "I hope you're comfortable, Bill." His eyes shifted over to Louis. He seemed really happy.

Louis went over to him. "Hey. It's like a little party now, huh?"

"Yeah! Makes this place seem a lot smaller, actually..." Legosi patted the space on the bed next to him for Louis to sit. The deer did so, grabbing his hand. It messed up Legosi's playing, but he didn't mind.

The herbivore curled up against him. "So...Uh...I guess Bill and Pina are a part of game night now."

Legosi rubbed his boyfriend's side. "How do you feel about that?"

"Look at them," he motioned. Bill was showing Pina something on his phone. "I did that."

"Oh, what! No way! The whole series?" Pina hung off Bill's shoulder, looking at the pictures of his manga collection.

"Yeah! The whole box set!" Bill smiled.

"Oh, you'll let me borrow it sometime, right?" He fluttered his eyelashes at him.

"You...can focus on something like this?"

Pina put a hand on his own chest in mock shock. "Why, you don't think I can?"

"Well! I just didn't know!"

"You underestimate me, Bill-senpai!"

"Oh, here's some pictures of when I played Adler!"

"Hmmm, I missed that one. I think I was out with a girl that night. Oh, hello handsome!"

"Handsome?"

"Oh yeah. No offense to Louis, of course. That outfit suits you. Although..." He reached over and slid the picture back to one where the mask was off. "Yeah, let's see that face!"

"H-huh?"

Pina looked up at Bill's actual face. "What?" Everyone else in the room pretended not to be watching.

"You don't like the skull?"

Pina shrugged. "I mean, it's cool and all, but it's not as charming as your actual face."

Bill brought his hands to his face.

"Yep, that face!" Pina giggled. He put a hand on Bill's knee, rubbing it gently.

Bill's breath hitched. "Haha..."

"Hmm, I'm excited for my first big show. I want to show everyone my acting. Hey, maybe we'll be co-stars sometime? We can bring it up to Sanou!"

"Maybe...we still have to audition, though..."

"Oh, we'll both get good parts. I know." Pina's hand stayed on Bill's leg.

"You've been paying attention to how I act?"

"Oh, I pay attention to EVERYTHING that happens in that club room. So, yeah I've noticed your talent."

"Ah..." He felt less special at that.

"Hm hmm." He flipped around, laying his head on Bill's lap and bringing his phone out. "Anyway, check THIS out."

Bill looked down at the phone, then at Pina in his lap. "U-uh..."

"Oh, sorry if my horns getcha. I'll be careful not to hurt you." Pina stuck his tongue out.

The tiger blinked. "So what are you, uh, showing me, bro?"

"Oh, some figurines that I own. Don't tell anyone in the club I'm such a nerd!" He laughed in that dreamlike way again.

Bill looked at his friends. "Well, a few people in the club already know."

Pina looked over at the animals sitting on the bed, gaming. "Pfff, we're all nerds. It's fine."

Dom looked at Kai. "Especially that one."

"Hey!"

Legosi and Louis looked at the mongoose. "True."

Everyone nodded. Bill smirked. "You look and act like a nerd, therefore you are a nerd."

Pina flipped through his pics, intentionally landing on a picture of himself shirtless, taken in front of a mirror. He pretended to be distracted while the phone was in view of Bill.

Pina had stood in front of a full length mirror for that one, his face and horns in frame still, and his long, flowing wool coming down from his neck onto his chest. It was his go to picture for a few months now.

The tiger couldn't form words. That slender chest, the white wool...Eugh, but there were no stripes! It wasn't the same. He dug CHICKS with STRIPES.

Pina looked back, and he performed a fake reaction of shock as he swiped to another picture. "Ohhh my gosh! Oh, that wasn't supposed to be there! Sorry, Bill-senpai! I usually only let girls I want to date see that one!"

Bill shook his head. "Have any good pictures of the chicks you've been with?" The other animals found other things to do other than stare at them.

"Ohhh, I delete them every time we break up. Nothing on here right now." Pina wiggled on the couch.

"Aww..."

"Yep. I'm on the market, Bill-senpai! Trying to broaden my horizons." He giggled.

"Broaden..?"

"Oh, you know! I've only ever dated herbivore girls and I just always jump from one to the other! Maybe I want a steady partner! So, I figure I should be open up to dating carnivores! Or dudes! Or both!" Pina put his phone back in his pocket, looking pointedly at Bill.

Bill's head moved back. I'm both of those things…

"And I mean, look how good it's treating those guys over there!" Pina pointed to the four other animals in the room.

Bill looked at the happy couples Louis was on Legosi's lap once again and Kai was leaning against Dom. "Girls haven't even sat on my lap."

"Oh, why is that, Bill-senpai?" Pina showed him concern in his eyes.

"I...Guess I'm a little aggressive..."

Pina held a thoughtful look. "Well, you can seem that way, but being with you tonight, I can tell you have another side to you. Maybe try to bring that side out with them?"

"U-Uh..."

"Hm? What's wrong, Bill-kun?" Pina rubbed his head down onto Bill's lap.

"I...I didn't know I was going to be hanging out with a bunch of homosexuals tonight..."

Pina looked at Bill as if he were examining him, before holding both of his hands up in a faux-threatening manner. "Oooo! We're going to infect you with the queer!"

"You better not! That stuff's contagious nowadays!"

"OoOoOoOoO!"

The tiger huffed

Pina leapt up so he was on his knees facing Bill, his hands still looking like he was casting some invisible spell.

Bill furrowed his brows. "What the hell are you doing, pretty boy?"

Pina retreated, falling back on his back and laughing hysterically, hands over his stomach and feet kicking on the couch. "OH man! You're so funny, Bill-senpai!"

"I...am?"

Pina wiped a tear from his eye. "Anyway, if you feel so uncomfortable, the door's over there."

Bill shrugged. "Alright, then." He started moving, getting up and walking toward the door.

Pina jumped on his back, wrapping his arms and legs around him.

"HEY! Get OFF!"

Pina squeezed tighter. "You weren't supposed to actually leave! I thought you wanted to hang out!" All the other animals looked over.

Louis raised a brow at them. "You two okay?"

Bill blinked. "Um, yes, Louis-senpai!" He sat back down on the couch, with the dall sheep still on his back.

Pina nuzzled next to Bill's face. "Don't scare me like that, Bill-kun."

"Quit that! I...I could have been spending time with a girl right now! She could have climaxed twice at this point!" He frowned, knowing that he would have just sat at home and watched sports.

"Oh, then why'd you jump at the chance to hang out with us?" Pina smirked.

"My...girl...was just busy at that point!"

"Mmmmm your girl. What's her name?"

Bill tried to move his head to look at him. Pina moved his head enough to allow him. "Uh...Uhhhhh...I don't remember..."I just like her, uh, stripes...And her boobs! Don't forget about those!"

"Ohh, such a lady's man!" The dall sheep gave Bill a quick peck on the cheek.

Bill's eyes widened, he jumped back. "Quit that!"

Pina barked out a laugh. "What! It was just a little kiss! Nothing to get worked up over!"

"I'm leaving! This is too much!"

Dom looked at him. "Are you sure? We're all having a good time. Even Kai!"

"Maybe Bill just wants in on the games? Let him play," Pina suggested, still hanging off him.

Louis turned his head. "This is the one time I have been with you and I haven't yelled once."

Bill looked at the television. "I guess I'll just..." He came over and sat down. "Watch..." Pina grinned at all the animals from his back.

The deer gave him a smile that told him he was doing a good job. Maybe he wasn't the only carnivore tamer there was.

After a few matches were played, Pina regarded the group. "Soooo, what's everyone doing for the New Year's dance?" They all looked at one another.

Louis grinned at him. "I'm going with my mate, of course." He interlocked his arm with Legosi's. The wolf nuzzled their heads together.

"Ehhhgh, that dance is for normies," Kai stuck his tongue out.

Dom smacked his arm. "You asked me to go with you!"

"Yeah! Well, you'll make it bearable!"

"Wow, that was surprisingly cute coming from Kai," Pina chuckled.

Bill smiled. "I am taking my girl, naturally."

Pina hummed. "The one you forgot the name of." He played with the folds on the back of the tiger's shirt.

"Uh...Yeah. That one."

"How are you going to find out her name?"

"Call her, duh?"

"And what, say 'uhh, hey babe, what's your name?' Won't go over well, kitty." Pina stroked his back.

Bill frowned. He didn't even have a girl ."I'll text her right now!" He tried to pretend to text while turning his phone away from the sheep's eyes.

Pina craned his neck, trying to get a peek. Legosi subtly looked over. Bill turned the phone away more.

Louis turned his head as well. "Bill, do you have a girl or not?"

The tiger gulped. "Sure I do, Louis-senpai!"

Kai poked in. "Uh huh. That sounds convincing."

"I do! I just...don't know her name or have any pictures..."

Pina rubbed Bill's back. "Aw, leave him alone, guys! I believe him! I mean, a guy like him has gotta have a good girl, right?"

"See, guys? Pina-kun believes me." Bill smiled that toothy grin. Everyone rolled their eyes. Pina looked at everyone, shaking his head 'no' only for them to see. They turned back to the game.

Bill messed with the phone in his hands. Why do I feel like I need to convince them so badly...I don't even have anyone to go to the dance with…

Pina continued to rub his back. "You're so tense, senpai." He began to push harder, trying to loosen the muscles.

The feline huffed. "I don't need a massage..."

"Fine." Pina retreated, keeping his hands to himself. Wow, I really want this tiger now. Bill continued to watch them play silently.

Pina crawled around the tiger, sitting next to him. "Why don't you play, Bill-senpai?"

Bill shook his head. "I'm good. Just watching."

"Do you just suck? It's okay if you do."

'Uh...Uh...Yeah, I guess...

"Hm hmm. That's okay, I'm not good at them either. We can watch together."

He nodded. Damn it Bill, stop thinking about how that whore sheep kissed your cheek.

"Bill-senpai?"

"Y-yeah?"

"Do you hate me?"

He looked at him. "Muh?"

"I always got the impression you didn't like me. I did ruffle some fur when I joined the drama club, but I feel like maybe you held a grudge?" The dall sheep flipped a lock of hair from his eyes.

"Why, uh, does it matter?"

Pina shrugged. "I like you, Bill-senpai, so I would be happy if you liked me too."

"Well, you're always messin' with me and shit..." Why does he like me? Are we even friends...Am I friends with anyone in here?

"Well, yeah! I love messing with animals I like. It's fun." He laughed.

"Hmph..." he just looked at the screen to ignore him. He tried to think of how to seem busy. "Oh! Look out Louis-senpai! You almost ran into that wall!"

Louis looked at his car in the racing game. "I'm still getting the hang of this game..."

"Beep, beep, motherfucker!" Kai was getting into it, for sure.

Dom passed him. "Beep beep, Kai."

"Whaaaa! No fair!"

Pina looked at the other animals in each others' laps. He started crawling onto Bill's.

Bill jumped. "H-hey!" What's this bastard doing?!

"I feel left out! Look! Everyone else has a lap to sit on." Pina plopped down, careful not to hurt the tiger with his horns.

The feline swallowed. "I-I'll push you off, gay."

"Aw, why don't you just let me sit here?" Pina pouted.

"It's...It's reserved!"

"Then get your girlfriend here!" he crossed his arms.

"What?! You'll try to steal her!" There's nothing to steal.

"Then I stay." He looked up at Bill and grinned.

Bill frowned. "Whatever."

Pina grabbed one of Bill's large arms and pulled it around him, nestling himself into his strong chest.

WHAT DO I DO. WHAT'S HAPPENING. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH…

Pina sighed in contentment. Yes, this is exactly the feeling I was looking for. I can't believe I waited so long to try and go after a carnivore guy. Can't believe it was this easy, too.

Bill tried to move his arm. "She would be so jealous!"

Pina snorted. "Why? We're not doing anything, right?"

"We are! You are assaulting my lap!"

"Oh, I could actually do something to make her jealous." Pina turned around, giving Bill a devilish grin.

"H-h-huh?"

"Oh? Curious, I see. Well, you are a feline." He turned around fully, putting his arms around and behind Bill's thick neck.

The tiger blinked. "What?"

"Wow, you really are clueless! I'm about to kiss you, senpai."

Bill's eyes widened. "UH?!"

Pina giggled. "Your girlfriend is going to be so jealous that such a pretty boy put his lips on you!"

"PINA! WAIT!" Everyone was staring, once again.

Pina hadn't even moved forward to kiss him yet. He just stared at the carnivore's distressed expression. Wow...I did that.

Bill was sweating bullets. "I-I NEED TO FIND MY GIRL!"

Pina squinted at him. "You keep talking about her like she's some abstract concept."

He pulled at his collar. "BECAUSE SHE ISN'T REAL!" Everyone looked at Bill with a "yeah, we know", expression.

"Oh, well now there's a twist." Pina put a pinky to his mouth.

The tiger shifted. "G-get off!" Pina sighed and complied.

Bill laid back on his back. "I haven't had a girl in a while."

Pina laid on his side next to him, head propped up by his hand. "Why do you think that is?"

"It has to be because they don't get me!"

"Oh, what don't they get about you, do you think?"

"I...I just want a nice striped ass to grab at night.." He mumbled, only Pina could hear it. It wasn't true. He wanted more.

"Wow, how romantic." Pina rolled his eyes.

"It could be!"

Pina smirked. "So you only date tiger ladies? Or any lady with stripes?"

"Any lady with stripes, I guess...I'm starting to think I need to broaden my options though...It never works out. I've made a saying now. 'Each stripe on a woman's body is a problem in their lives.'"

Pina chuckled. "You really are funny, Bill-senpai. And I think you're definitely cutting your dating pool too much. Live a little! Take chances! You never know until you try! The perfect animal for you could be right under your nose!"

Bill sighed. He always got nowhere with these things.

Pina reached out, tracing his finger along the carnivore's chest.

Bill just let him, making a face. Why would I let a guy touch me like this. Ugh.

The herbivore smiled. "Have you ever opened up to one of these girls before? Talked to them about your feelings?"

"What's the point? They don't want to listen."\

"Have you tried?"

"I need something new. This is getting me nowhere."

"Oh, new, huh? Like what?" Pina was feeling almost giddy. This tiger was so easy.

Like what? Hmm..."Uh...Not sure. Anything else than what I'm doing." He turned his head to look at him. "What do you do?"

Pina continued stroking his chest. "Well, like I said I want to branch off to different species. Different genders. Pretty exciting to think about."

"Huh." Their eyes met.

Pina blushed, smiling and looking away. Wow, he even managed to make me lose my composure. He's really stunning.

Bill blinked. "Are you okay, Pina-kun?"

"Hehehe, that's really sweet that you're concerned about me, Bill-senpai. I guess you don't hate me..."

"No! Of course not! You say that like you're Juno..."

Legosi's ears perked up at the mention of her name, and he looked over, ears drooping.

Louis rubbed his cheek with his. "Hey, it's ok."

Pina's finger found its way up Bill's chest and onto his face, tracing his stripes. "I really like how soft and vibrant your fur is against your strong features."

Bill swallowed. "Uh...Thanks..."

Dom nudged Kai and whispered; "Look."

Louis looked to Legosi. "Bill joined us and Pina was immediately distracted..."

Pina poked the cat's nose. "Now you say something nice about me."

He blinked. "I don't know you."

Pina scoffed. "You have eyes, don't you?"

"No! That was the nice thing!" Bill said. "I thought I knew you, but..."

The dall sheep leaned close. "...buuuuut?"

"I guess I was wrong."

"So, now what do you think of me?"

"Uh...I dunno." He started observing him and he saw the shirtless image again. "Uh...You're very...Feminine..."

"Mmm, thank you, I think. It is a strong suit of mine." Pina's finger went back to his chest. His pecs felt nice. "Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't kick my ass after I kissed you."

"It wasn't even really a kiss. No big deal."

"Hmm, not a big deal to you, huh?"

Why is he so close...Ugh..."Nope. I'm a strong tiger. Bengal tigers are known for their strength."

"Oh, I know." He stroked his chest more strongly. "What would you say if I told you I wanted to kiss you right now? Not a kiss like before..."

"On the other cheek?"

Pina leaned in, whispering in Bill's ear. "On the mouth."

Bill swallowed. "But..it's...reserved for..." The other guys were constantly peeking. Kai was annoyed as hell they weren't focusing on the game.

"Oh, have you never kissed someone before?" Pina continued to whisper.

"What? Of course I have, idiot!"

"Then what's it reserved for?"

"Girls..." He said he wanted to. But he wants to kiss everyone. Even Legosi.

"Well, you said I looked feminine. Is that not good enough for you?" the herbivore pouted.

"You still have a dick."

"Not very open minded of you. I dated a girl with a dick before," he crooned.

"Why do you care?"

Pina fluttered his long eyelashes. "I don't want to kiss a guy that doesn't want it. I'm not some brute."

"Well then, what are you doing?"

"You haven't given me a yes or no answer yet, kitty."

"I know." The tiger found his eyes tracing his face, then looking at his curly wool, the horns...He really was so beautiful.

Pina's eyes moved downward, looking at the tiger's body. He was big. It excited him. "Thinking about it?"

"I don't know."

Pina giggled. "Am I scaring you, senpai?"

Louis groaned. "You're obviously thirsty for each other, go outside and kiss already."

Pina turned around, scowling. "It's cold out there!"

"Then go into the bathroom!" Dom suggested.

Bill rolled his eyes. "I think I'll get going."

Pina reached down and grabbed Bill's arm. "Oh, but doesn't it feel good to talk about this with someone?"

"Uh..."

The sheep pulled himself into the tiger, hugging his side. "Don't leave just yet. I don't want you to."

"Wh-wh-why...?"

"Becauuuuse. I like you, you big dummy."

"Apparently! You want to gay kiss me!"

"Yes, the scary gay kiss." He leaned up and kissed his cheek again.

"Why do you keep doing that..." He rubbed his cheek.

Pina groaned, but he was smiling. "Wow, you don't get it, do you? I'm interested in you."

"Because I'm a good friend?"

"I want you to be my boyfriend, Bill-senpai."

"B-BOYFRIEND?!"

"Duh. You really are dense with this sort of thing. No wonder you couldn't hold a relationship."

"I wouldn't be able to hold this either. You'll just be another ex."

Pina smooshed his face on Bill's shoulder. "You're not even a little bit curious?"

"Bathroom. Now." He pulled them both up and started shoving him toward the restroom.

"Ooooh! Oh, oh, oh! This escalated quickly!" Pina sounded absolutely giddy.